ED 295 - Education: Middle and Secondary Capstone and Seminar
The Middle and Secondary Education Capstone course serves as the culminating field experience and coursework for students in the Education - Middle and Secondary program. This disciplinary capstone course provides students with opportunities to connect coursework to real world experiences in educational institutions and organizations that serve middle school and high school students. The course requires 20 hours of field experience across the semester.
ED 246 - Teaching Literacy Across the Curriculum
Teaching Literacy Across the Curriculum provides preservice teachers practice in uncovering and applying literacy strategies to content-based courses in order to improve pre-adolescent and adolescent students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Students will examine the ways in which pre-adolescents and adolescents acquire and maintain reading/literacy skills.
CMS 254 - Writing for Sports Media
Writing for Sports Media provides students with the practical skills and industry knowledge needed to succeed in the sports journalism field. Through hands-on assignments, students learn to write compelling and accurate stories in formats such as features, profiles, podcasts, and on-deadline pieces, all while applying the Associated Press (AP) Style. The course emphasizes the art of interviewing to capture unique perspectives and explores the ethical challenges of covering sports with fairness and professionalism.
BIOL 156 - Biotechnology II: Techniques in Biotechnology
Techniques in Biotechnology is designed to provide students fundamental hands-on laboratory skills essential for a career in biotechnology, while providing the biological background necessary to understand the technology.
BIOL 155 - Biotechnology I: Introduction to Biotechnology
Intro to Biotechnology is designed to prepare students with a foundational understanding of how biology is used in the biotechnology industry. This course presents fundamental biotechnology topics, such as cells/cell reproduction, DNA structure/function and basic biotechnology laboratory techniques.
BHHS 120 - Biopsychosocial Aspects of Addition
In Biopsychosocial Aspects of Addiction, students learn about the breadth of addiction to substances with an emphasis on the biopsychosocial aspects, theoretical models, ethical implications and multiple pathways to recovery is the framework for this course. Students cover current trends in the addiction recovery field, including harm and stigma reduction, mutual aid and peer support.
BHHS 112 - Introduction to Helping Skills & Ethics
The central focus of the Introduction to Helping Skills & Ethics course is the development and application of core interpersonal skills to form therapeutic relationships with individuals following ethical standards and principles. Students learn techniques to build rapport, support clients in identifying and exploring personal challenges, and collaborate on desired goals within an ethical framework.
Clinical Trial Proficiency Certificate
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The Clinical Trial proficiency certificate provides students with the comprehensive knowledge, core competencies, and skills necessary for employment in the rapidly expanding field of clinical research in academia, and the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Through classroom and hands-on learning, students learn about the fundamentals of drug development, clinical trial design, research ethics, regulatory compliance, and data collection/analysis and management.
PHIL 108 - Philosophy of Yoga and Meditation
Philosophy of Yoga and Meditation introduces students to the philosophical investigation of the origins and practice of yoga and meditation, using both a theoretical and an experiential component. Students learn how to speak critically about classic and contemporary texts in philosophy, and engage in the physical practice of yoga, breathing exercises, and meditation. Topics include the philosophies of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and the philosophies of mind, self, metaphysics, and ethics.
JUSR 295 - Restorative Justice Practicum
This practicum course provides students the opportunity to enhance their restorative justice facilitation skills through supervised field experience. Students participate in a weekly seminar along with 96 hours of field experience. Students develop plans to lead restoratively and prepare for their future in the field. The course instructor and leaders at practicum sites will provide supervision, mentoring, and feedback throughout the semester.